Going Green
November 7th, 2008 by Julia Lim
Last year, IBM pledged to spend $1 Billion per year to figure out ways to make computing more energy efficient and environmentally friendly and named the plan “Product Big Green.” Of course, that pledge was in far better financial circumstances for everyone involved, but you have to think that pointing out ways for companies to save is something you should actually be spending time and money (for IBM, a whole lot of it) on right about now.
Of course, virtualization can do its bit to help companies save on hardware, power and cooling costs. We have this straight from a customer’s mouth – see the video here. And having your data center be 100% wind-powered certainly does its bit as well.
But the winner – according to eWeek and and an EMA study in September – is to turn equipment off when they’re not in use. I would say this is a no-brainer, but apparently we all need to be reminded…
Who remembers that line from the Schoolhouse Rock video on Energy? “So don’t get cross, when momma says turn that extra light off.” The full video for your viewing pleasure here.
(image from freedomroadproject)
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